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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Georgia (Aug. 26)(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Georgia. *** Broadcom Assigned Patent for Synchronization of Multiple Base Stations in a Wireless Communication System ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- Broadcom, Irvine, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,005,072) developed by five co-inventors for a "synchronization of multiple base stations in a wireless communication system." The co-inventors are Anders Hebsgaard, Duluth, Ga., David R. Dworkin, Alpharetta, Ga., Lisa V. Denney, Woodstock, Ga., Robert J. Lee, Lawrenceville, Ga., and Thomas J. Quigley, Lawrenceville, Ga. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A plurality of CMTS devices are linked together and synchronized to facilitate communication between the respective CMTS devices and respective downstream cable modems. According to one embodiment of the invention, one of the CMTS devices is designated as a master device, and the other CMTS devices are designated as slave devices. The respective CMTS devices are connected to each other by means of a synchronization bus. The master CMTS device then generates and broadcasts a future time stamp value, which is received by the respective slave CMTS devices. When the time stamp counter in the master CMTS device reaches the transmitted value, a control signal is broadcast over the synchronization bus. The slave CMTS devices then retrieve the time stamp value and reset their respective local time stamp counters to the received value. In this manner, the CMTS devices are synchronized." The patent application was filed on March 30, 2006 (11/392,806). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=80,05,072&OS=80,05,072&RS=80,05,072 Written by Rajat Puri; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Trimble Navigation Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- Trimble Navigation, Sunnyvale, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,004,397) developed by Mark Forrest, Broomfield, Colo., and Kurt Maynard, Gainesville, Ga., for a "receiving information pertaining to a construction project." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A mountable reporting source comprising a controller coupled with an interrogating component configured for automatically receiving an identifier which is unique to an asset. A position determining component coupled with the controller is configured for determining a geographic location of the mountable reporting source. A merge asset information enabling communications component is coupled with the controller and is configured for transmitting a message conveying the identifier, the geographic location and a first portion of information about the asset. The mountable reporting source is associated with the asset based on the characteristics of the asset and the objectives of the construction project. An asset management system is enabled to merge the first portion of information about the asset reported by the mountable reporting source with a second portion of information about the asset reported by another reporting source." The patent application was filed on May 7, 2007 (11/801,091). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=80,04,397&OS=80,04,397&RS=80,04,397 Written by Rajat Puri; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Georgia Inventors Develop Patent for Optical Logic Devices Having Polarization-based Logic Level Representation and Method of Designing the Same ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- Yasser A. Zaghloul, Atlanta, and Abdel Rahman M Zaghloul, Pooler, Ga., have developed a patent (8,004,734) for "optical logic devices having polarization-based logic level representation and method of designing the same." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Apparatus and methods for implementing logical operations using polarization-based logic level representation is provided. An apparatus and method split an input polarized beam into a first beam and a second beam, wherein the first beam and the second beam have an identical or nearly identical relative polarization angle that equals or nearly equals the relative polarization angle of the input polarized beam. The apparatus and method further polarize at a first relative polarization angle the first beam and polarize at a second relative polarization angle the second beam. The ratio of the amplitudes of two perpendicular polarization components of the input polarized beam is one or nearly one and the difference between the first relative polarization angle and the second relative polarization angle is 180 degrees or nearly 180 degrees. Furthermore, the relative polarization angle of the input polarized beam equals or nearly equals either the first relative polarization angle or the second relative polarization angle." The patent application was filed on May 18, 2007 (11/804,595). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8,004,734&OS=8,004,734&RS=8,004,734 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Manufacturing Resources International Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- Manufacturing Resources International, Alpharetta, Ga., has been assigned a patent (8,004,648) developed by William R. Dunn, Alpharetta, Ga., for an "air curtain for display." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system and method for providing an air curtain over the screen of an LCD display. Air intakes are located in the housing of the LCD display, and air is pulled into the cavity of the display by one or more fans located in the housing. Air flows through the cavity and exits through a series of air baffles located along the top of the LCD display screen. The air baffles direct the air along the surface of the LCD display, creating an air curtain that may cool the LCD display. The flow of air through the display cavity may also cool the internal components of the LCD display." The patent application was filed on Nov. 16, 2007 (11/941,728). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8,004,648&OS=8,004,648&RS=8,004,648 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. For more information about Targeted News Service products and services, please contact: Myron Struck, editor, Targeted News Service LLC, Springfield, Va., 703/304-1897; [email protected]; http://targetednews.com. -1058903 (c) 2011 Targeted News Service |